Customer Reviews

Master Jin Jin's IQ Challenge

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I have all 3 Brain age games, and those games mostly depend on learning to play the game. You don't actually 'increase your brain age', you simply improve your interface-use skill due to learned reflexes ~ coupled with getting a lucky mix-up the game gives you once in a while.

In comparison, this game provides more of the traditional kind of puzzles, the kind used in IQ tests - such as discerning shapes, mathematical logic questions, number sequences, logical riddles.. etc. I enjoy these much better than the limited number of silly games that brain age series come with.

This game does have an inferior interface. Having to click a tiny button to read instructions over and over again, the 'host's conversation not being as well written (compared to brain age series), and a brain level-up system that is more comprehensive yet less intuitive than brain age.

In comparison, the content is simply superior if you're looking for something that deals with intelligence, rather than just mini-games. The handwriting recognition is also better (for me) than brain age.

Amazing how a single bad review can ruin a game. At the time of my writing, the above 1-star review has 67/67 helpful votes and is bashing the game in every aspect. Um, all I can say is that this person must be either from a rival company or is a disgruntled employee. While certain persons will prefer the nintendo-branded games, I believe this will also appeal to its own crowd.

Take my review with a grain of salt, since I've been quite bored by the brain age series ~ that may be the reason why I have a high perception this game.

I have had this game going on 2 months now. The game provides all sorts of levels of challenge. The games are engaging and more evolved than Brain Age, which I also own. My 9-year old plays this game regularly and enjoys it as well! I have had no issues with the input recognition on this game.

There are so many brain games out there and I am glad of it. Thus I can challenge myself and not get bored doing it. I think the character is a bit ugly but that is not the point here.

There are different settings for you to work in like are you at home, during a break, in transit, and advanced....me I am still beginner.

There are riddles to earn, mazes, patterns, blocks to arrange, Search which is hard finding geometric shapes. The puzzles go rather fast and as the music speeds up the time is gone.

I consider this one of the harder challenging brain games but not the most fun presentation.

This game is a piece of junk, if I could give it 0 stars or negative stars, I would. It is a very bad sign that in a game designed to "improve" your intelligence, words are misspelled and the grammar is atrocious. The handwriting recognition is worse than on any other DS game, I have had no issues with any other DS game with handwriting recognition, but I could not get this game to recognize "5" or "9" or "6", they all get interpreted as "8". The system has a "riddle" feature. It gives you a riddle, and then gives you the answer. You have to solve it on your own. No interactivity. You could get this from a book. This game is both poorly conceived and poorly implemented, its designers should be ashamed. Please do not waste your money on this game, ANY other game such as Brain Age, Brain age 2, Big Brain Academy would be better. DO NOT BUY!

I only received this game a few days ago, and the games are good--more enjoyable than brain age 1 and 2. I am having problems with recognition of my writing and have the hardest time picking up the ball at the beginnning of the maze. Hopefully with practice I will get better.

Master Jin Jin's IQ Challenge was a Christmas gift for my 7 year old granddaughter. She loves playing her DS and loves games that challenge her.

My ds was broken so I went out to get a new one. The new ds came with this game. I played it three times. Each time I played the game, I wish I had gotten the ds without Jin Jin's IQ challange.
I do not work for a computer company. I do have Brain Age 2 and I enjoy it. Because I like brain age, I thought I would enjoy this one.
I agree with the reviewer that said this game is cheesy.

It's boring - AND it's annoying - AND you don't succeed in the true goal of these Nintendo DS Get-A-Brain games. The true goal is to stop trying to think and to let your mind automatically find the answers. It's true -- that's precisely what will happen with the Brain Age games or Flash Focus or the language coach games --- you start perceiving and processing in a different manner --- this thing just makes you want to step on the chip wearing steel-toed boots.

Take a pass on this one....and for those who have commented on hating the commentator on the Brain Age Games - he's George Clooney in comparison to Master Jin Jin.